He defended his World Chess champion title against American Bobby Fischer in the “Match of the Century” in 1972 — which ...

Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand has long been a source of inspiration for chess players in India.

The Azerbaijan Chess Federation and the Ministry of Youth and Sports are set to organize the Baku Open 2025 International ...

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match that ...

World chess champion and Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh credits Viswanathan Anand for playing a crucial role in the sport’s ...

Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director ...

Youngest world champion wants to pick M.S. Dhoni's brains on conducting oneself in competition, handling success ...

Chess players engaged in intense matches during the Chess Rapid Tournament at the Russian Cultural Centre in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. JULIUS Rosenham emerged victorious in the recently ...

are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept. 20, 1970. Credit: AP/Heinz Ducklau Spassky emigrated to France in 1976. On its website, the chess federation called ...